Orchestra 2001

Fri., Oct. 3, 8 p.m., $27-$32, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. (also at Swarthmore College, Oct. 5), 215-893-1999, orchestra2001.org.

by Peter Burwasser

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Published: Sep 30, 2008

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As the 20th season of Orchestra 2001 gets under way, the ensemble can look back at its intense relationship with celebrated Philadelphia composer George Crumb as one of its proudest achievements. The partnership was forged by O2001 founder and artistic director James Freeman, who, as a pianist, was an early champion of Crumb and participated in the Nonesuch series of recordings from the 1970s that put Crumb on the map. This concert will include the final installment of Crumb's American Songbook series, all premièred by O2001, with the composer's Broadway star daughter, Ann Crumb, as a soloist, along with Randall Scarlata, baritone. Past Songbooks have featured a remarkable combination of devotion to the vernacular range of American popular music (Crumb grew up in West Virginia), and a signature tonality, built around a spectacular panoply of percussion instruments from around the world. The concert also includes a world première from Ronald Vigue and music by Joseph Schwantner.

Fri., Oct. 3, 8 p.m., $27-$32, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. (also at Swarthmore College, Oct. 5), 215-893-1999, orchestra2001.org.

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